Word: prospect
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SINCE THE ERUPTION OF SECTARIAN VIOLENCE IN Northern Ireland 23 years ago, Christmas in Britain has frequently brought the distinctly unjoyous prospect of Irish Republican Army terrorism. 1992 is already part of that deadly tradition. At the height of Thursday's morning rush hour, two bombs exploded in central Manchester, injuring 64 people. Most of the victims were hit by flying glass in the second blast after they had sought refuge from the first near the city's Anglican cathedral. Police, citing phoned messages, blamed the I.R.A...
...give Hannukah presents, and I don't want to receive any. Giving gifts for Hannukah is silly. So is a "Hannukah bush" and the prospect of Hannukah Harry flying through the sky with a bunch of reindeer...
...novelist is also the London correspondent for the New Yorker (yes, the one who recounted Margaret Thatcher's refusal to be consigned to "ermined dotage"). He laconically says that he is miffed at the prospect of being one of many voices at the magazine and loyally (even strenuously) defends the appointment of its new editor, Tina Brown...
...Although I am delighted at the prospect of new vistas [literally and figuratively], I will also miss each of you very much," Viggiani wrote. "Over the last few years you have entertained me and impressed me, driven me crazy and kept me young. Always, you have touched my heart...
...protracted debate over local Russians has distracted Baltic leaders' attention from other issues. A majority of the 1.8 million ethnic Russians are faced with the prospect of becoming unwelcome foreigners. In Lithuania, where the alien population of 20% poses little threat, all inhabitants received instant citizenship. But in Estonia and Latvia, where non-natives make up 40% and 50% of the population respectively, the citizenship issue is highly charged...